Professor Wilfred Owen
Wilfred Owen (1893-1918) was one of the leading poets of the First World War. Brought up in Birkenhead and Shrewsbury, Owen worked as a lay assistant to the vicar of Dunsden before teaching in France the year before the war broke out. In 1915 he enlisted in the Artists Rifles and was wounded in combat in 1917. Recovering from concussion and shell shock in an Edinburgh hospital, Owen met another patient, the poet Siegfried Sassoon, who became his mentor. At this time Owen wrote many of his...See more
Wilfred Owen (1893-1918) was one of the leading poets of the First World War. Brought up in Birkenhead and Shrewsbury, Owen worked as a lay assistant to the vicar of Dunsden before teaching in France the year before the war broke out. In 1915 he enlisted in the Artists Rifles and was wounded in combat in 1917. Recovering from concussion and shell shock in an Edinburgh hospital, Owen met another patient, the poet Siegfried Sassoon, who became his mentor. At this time Owen wrote many of his greatest poems including 'Anthem for Doomed Youth'. In June 1918 Owen returned to France and was awarded the Military Cross for bravery. He was killed on 4th November 1918, one week before Armistice Day. See less
Professor Wilfred Owen's Featured Books
Professor Wilfred Owen book reviews
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Wheels
Wheels/Life Science Library
Wheels is one of twenty-six volumes from the Life Science Library. Originally published in the 1960s, this series is an introduction to the many fields of science and their relationship to society. ... Read More
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The Poems of Wilfred Owen
by lilykat, Mar 28, 2009
These are wonderful poems--even more so
since he died so prematurely. I would
recommend this book to anyone who likes
poetry. Read More